Stokley P. Towles ’57

Stokes died Feb. 14, 2013, in Westwood, Mass., at the age of 77.

At Princeton, he majored in English and joined Cottage Club. He was active in Tiger Magazine and Orange Key, served as a Chapel deacon, and played intramural football.

After Princeton, he attended Harvard Business School, graduating in 1960 with an MBA. He began his career with Brown Brothers Harriman in 1960. He launched the firm’s global custody business in the late ’70s, which grew to become a large portion of the bank’s business. He remained active in BBH until his death.

He was treasurer and a trustee of Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, Mass., chairman of the board of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and a board member of the Santa Barbara Art Museum, among other charitable endeavors.

Stokes loved bridge, Churchill, Sunday early services, history, simple pleasures, tennis, thrift, and youth.

The class sends its sincere best wishes to his wife, Jeanne; children Stokley, Amor, and Kimbrough; and his 13 grandchildren. The class is proud of this man.